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In 1858, Robert Simpson co-opened "Simpson & Trent Groceries, Boots, Shoes and Dry Goods" in downtown Newmarket, the first store in what would become the Simpsons department store chain. In 1880, Newmarket became a town with a population of 2,000. William Cane was elected as the first mayor.
Below is a list of mayors of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie , was appointed in 1834 after his Reform coalition won the new City of Toronto's first election and he was chosen by the Reformers.
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Oct 2, 2021 · The formal proclamation of the incorporation of the Town of Newmarket took place on Aug. 8, 1880, taking effect on Jan. 1, 1881, with the election of our first mayor and council. Under Mayor William Cane, the last decade of the 1800s brought rapid change to the town, initiated by the major improvements in technical knowledge. This somewhat ...
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Oct 24, 2012 · Newmarket, Ontario, incorporated as a town in 1880, population 87,942 (2021 census ), 84,224 (2016 census). Newmarket’s modern boundaries were created in 1971 from the town itself, and portions of the townships of King, East Gwillimbury, and Whitchurch ( see Whitchurch-Stouffiville ). Located within York Region, Newmarket is in the Toronto ...
Newmarket was incorporated as a village in 1857 with a population of 700. In 1880, with a population of 2,000, Newmarket became a Town and William Cane was elected as its first mayor. In later years Cane's sash and door factory became the first in Canada to manufacture lead pencils.
Jun 20, 2023 · The next year, the Province of Canada (the united legislature that governed the future Ontario and Quebec) passed a new municipal act that allowed the public to vote directly for mayor. The first official mayoral-candidate nomination meeting was held in front of city hall (which is now encased within St. Lawrence Market) on December 20, 1858.
Oct 22, 2018 · Gta. John Taylor elected mayor of Newmarket, more than a decade after his father retired from the job. Taylor’s father, Tom, served as mayor from 1997 to 2006. Oct. 22, 2018. 1 min read....
